David Kaplan to host Boston Marathon spin benefit

Friday

Apr 14, 2017 at 9:19 AM

By Sara Romer

My 22-year-old son David Kaplan will be running the Boston Marathon on April 17 to benefit the Martin Richard Charitable Foundation.

David is a 2012 graduate of Needham High School and will graduate from UMass Amherst this May. At the time of the Marathon bombing in 2013, David was serving with City Year Boston in a third-grade classroom at the Maurice J. Tobin School in Roxbury — struggling with his students and our entire community to understand the terror that overtook our city.

David has been proud to participate with the members of Team MR8 to raise funds for education, athletics and community building programs to honor the memory of the youngest victim of the Boston Marathon bombing, 8-year-old Martin Richard, and his message, “No more hurting people. Peace,” in the spirit of BostonStrong.

Those interested in contributing to David’s efforts on behalf of the Martin Richard Foundation may visit https://www.crowdrise.com/MR8Boston2017/fundraiser/davidkaplan15.

David has organized the Spin to Win Boston Marathon Challenge at the CycleBar in Wellesley, scheduled for 1:30 p.m. April 15.

Register at http://wellesley.cyclebar.com/apps/mindbody/classes/400 for a 45-minute spin class. CycleBar will provide a professional instructor and donate 100 percent of the proceeds to the Martin Richard Foundation.

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